WORCESTER, Mass. – Halfway through the 2022 #AESD Championships, the New Hampshire Wildcats and UMBC Retrievers hold leads in the women's and men's standings, respectively.
The top-three in the standings have shifted over 24 hours:
Full Day 2 Results
PhilAnn Dixon completed the sweep of the women’s diving events with her 281.10 total score in the three-meter – the highest total in the event since a scoring change in 2012. She is the first Maine student-athlete to win either diving event.
More history was made when Kira Parker became the Vermont swimmer to win the 50 freestyle, edging out New Hampshire’s Cate Wardinski by two-tenths of a second.
In the final event of the evening, UMBC stretched its record domination in the men’s 200 freestyle to a sixth consecutive gold medal.
More Day 2 Highlights
- Niklas Weigelt repeated as the 50 free champion, clocking in at 20.23 as the Retrievers took the top-two spots on the podium.
- UNH junior Jamy Lum defended her title in the women’s 500-yard freestyle, besting last year’s time by cracking four minutes and 52 seconds.
- Binghamton sophomore Liam Murphy also won a second-consecutive gold medal in the 500 free, clocking in at 4:28.20.
- Anna Metzler became the fifth consecutive Wildcat to win the 200 IM and the first to go sub-two minutes since All-American Emily Escobedo in 2017.
- UMBC sophomore Daniel Nicusan topped last year’s winner in the men's 200 IM, touching the wall in 1:47.41 after the four strokes.
- The Catamounts won the women’s 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:33.64, just five one-hundredths faster than UNH’s squad.
Competition resumes Saturday at 10 a.m. with trials on AmericaEast.tv. For the full schedule, live streaming and live results links visit #AESD Championship Central.
Follow @AmericaEast and @AEDigitalNet on Twitter to get the real-time championship updates. Use the #AEChamps and #AESD hashtags to join the conversation.
About America East: The America East provides its member schools and their athletic programs a platform upon which student-athletes can achieve both collegiate and life success through the promotion and nurturing of athletic excellence, academic achievement and leadership, on and off the field.
- #3Pillars – Building the Complete Student-Athlete -